UBC Centre for European Studies
@ces.ubc.ca
The UBC Centre for European Studies seeks to advance the critical study and understanding of European cultures, societies, history, and politics, broadly conceived.
Find out more about us, and our events here:
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Find out more about us, and our events here:
linktr.ee/ubceuropeanstudies
Join us November 17th, 2:30-4 pm for "Of Bubbies and Bundists: Re-approaching Modern Eastern European Jewish History" by Dr. Itamar Manoff! This talk is co-sponsored by the UBC Jewish Faculty Network and funded by the UBC Equity and Inclusion Office StEAR Grant.
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Join us November 17th, 2:30-4 pm for "Of Bubbies and Bundists: Re-approaching Modern Eastern European Jewish History" by Dr. Itamar Manoff! This talk is co-sponsored by the UBC Jewish Faculty Network and funded by the UBC Equity and Inclusion Office StEAR Grant.
Join us for a Visiting Scholar talk with Dr. Alessandro Mongili! This lecture will examine the lingering legacy of colonialism in the science and technology of the Not-Quite-West.
This event will be held on November 13th in BuTo 997 and over Zoom.
This event will be held on November 13th in BuTo 997 and over Zoom.
October 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Join us for a Visiting Scholar talk with Dr. Alessandro Mongili! This lecture will examine the lingering legacy of colonialism in the science and technology of the Not-Quite-West.
This event will be held on November 13th in BuTo 997 and over Zoom.
This event will be held on November 13th in BuTo 997 and over Zoom.
Applications for our CES Fellowships are LIVE! Winners receive a $250 stipend, a shared work station in the Centre for WT2026 T2, and the opportunity to present their research findings to the broader UBC community! Competition closes Nov. 15! Apply here: ces.cms.arts.ubc.ca?p=16093
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October 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Applications for our CES Fellowships are LIVE! Winners receive a $250 stipend, a shared work station in the Centre for WT2026 T2, and the opportunity to present their research findings to the broader UBC community! Competition closes Nov. 15! Apply here: ces.cms.arts.ubc.ca?p=16093
This colloquium talk revolves around Gaoheng Zhang’s new book titled Fashion Communications between Italy and China: Unfolding a Sartorial Relationship. Dr. Sima Godfrey will join Dr. Zhang for a discussion on French and Italian fashion cultures in China. Learn more: ces.cms.arts.ubc.ca?p=16189
October 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This colloquium talk revolves around Gaoheng Zhang’s new book titled Fashion Communications between Italy and China: Unfolding a Sartorial Relationship. Dr. Sima Godfrey will join Dr. Zhang for a discussion on French and Italian fashion cultures in China. Learn more: ces.cms.arts.ubc.ca?p=16189
In this Visiting Scholar talk, Dr. Renata Faizova will address the tensions between Kazakhstan's dependence on fossil fuels and efforts to address climate change. Join us October 27th in Buchanan Tower 997 to learn more about Dr. Faizova's powerful research!
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In this Visiting Scholar talk, Dr. Renata Faizova will address the tensions between Kazakhstan's dependence on fossil fuels and efforts to address climate change. Join us October 27th in Buchanan Tower 997 to learn more about Dr. Faizova's powerful research!
This talk will present "Reindeer Caravan: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from Siberia" – a book that is currently being prepared for publication with Amherst College Press. Learn more on our website: ces.ubc.ca/events/event...
*Co-sponsored by @ubcenglish.bsky.social & @ubc-cenes.bsky.social
*Co-sponsored by @ubcenglish.bsky.social & @ubc-cenes.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This talk will present "Reindeer Caravan: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from Siberia" – a book that is currently being prepared for publication with Amherst College Press. Learn more on our website: ces.ubc.ca/events/event...
*Co-sponsored by @ubcenglish.bsky.social & @ubc-cenes.bsky.social
*Co-sponsored by @ubcenglish.bsky.social & @ubc-cenes.bsky.social
Join us October 15th in the IKBLC Dodson Room for the UBC Time Machine Symposium! This symposium will explore the ways that audiovisual and other media can be considered as time machines and to function as media archaeologies of the future.
October 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Join us October 15th in the IKBLC Dodson Room for the UBC Time Machine Symposium! This symposium will explore the ways that audiovisual and other media can be considered as time machines and to function as media archaeologies of the future.
In this colloquium talk, @ubcenglish.bsky.social professor Vin Nardizzi will provide an overview of his recently published book, Marvellous Vegetables in the English Renaissance.
Join us October 9th in BuTo 997 or over Zoom!
Join us October 9th in BuTo 997 or over Zoom!
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
In this colloquium talk, @ubcenglish.bsky.social professor Vin Nardizzi will provide an overview of his recently published book, Marvellous Vegetables in the English Renaissance.
Join us October 9th in BuTo 997 or over Zoom!
Join us October 9th in BuTo 997 or over Zoom!
Join us this October 3rd for a talk by CES Visiting Scholar Michael Goddard, as he discusses quantum time travel, linear temporalities, and the "strange loops" that happen when we listen to certain songs "under the right conditions."
#ubc #timetravel #europeanstudies
#ubc #timetravel #europeanstudies
September 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Join us this October 3rd for a talk by CES Visiting Scholar Michael Goddard, as he discusses quantum time travel, linear temporalities, and the "strange loops" that happen when we listen to certain songs "under the right conditions."
#ubc #timetravel #europeanstudies
#ubc #timetravel #europeanstudies
Join us for the first talk in the Fall 2025 Critical Thinkers Series, presented in partnership with the UBC Centre for Cinema Studies and Cinema Thinks the World. Dr. Dina Iordanova will discuss aspects of Soviet cinema as seen from one of its peripheries, the republics of Central Asia.
September 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Join us for the first talk in the Fall 2025 Critical Thinkers Series, presented in partnership with the UBC Centre for Cinema Studies and Cinema Thinks the World. Dr. Dina Iordanova will discuss aspects of Soviet cinema as seen from one of its peripheries, the republics of Central Asia.
We are excited to announce the first talk in our Fall 2025 Colloquium Series—"Adapting Schreber: From Memoir to Multimedia and Beyond" by Dr. Matthew Tomkinson. Join us 9/29 at 2:30 in Buchanan Tower 997 or on Zoom!
September 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We are excited to announce the first talk in our Fall 2025 Colloquium Series—"Adapting Schreber: From Memoir to Multimedia and Beyond" by Dr. Matthew Tomkinson. Join us 9/29 at 2:30 in Buchanan Tower 997 or on Zoom!
CES is excited to announce our second annual Tobin Distinguished Lecture! Historian and author Dr. Andrea Rottmann will give a talk entitled "From Weimar to Berlin: Queer Democratic Citizenship through Hilde Radusch's Five Lives" on September 12, 12-1:30 PM in BuTo 225 and over Zoom. See you there!
September 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
CES is excited to announce our second annual Tobin Distinguished Lecture! Historian and author Dr. Andrea Rottmann will give a talk entitled "From Weimar to Berlin: Queer Democratic Citizenship through Hilde Radusch's Five Lives" on September 12, 12-1:30 PM in BuTo 225 and over Zoom. See you there!
Help us kick off the back-to-school season in style with an afternoon of food, friends, and fun at Koerner's Pub on Wednesday, September 10th! Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks on us. RSVP by 9/2. See you there!
August 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Help us kick off the back-to-school season in style with an afternoon of food, friends, and fun at Koerner's Pub on Wednesday, September 10th! Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks on us. RSVP by 9/2. See you there!
Dr. Alexis Lerner presents her book Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States, the culmination of a decade of fieldwork across the post-Soviet and post-Communist European regions. Join us in the Buchanan C Penthouse or over Zoom on 9/15 at noon! Free lunch included!
August 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Dr. Alexis Lerner presents her book Post-Soviet Graffiti: Free Speech in Authoritarian States, the culmination of a decade of fieldwork across the post-Soviet and post-Communist European regions. Join us in the Buchanan C Penthouse or over Zoom on 9/15 at noon! Free lunch included!
Apply now for the JMC Seed Grant! This grant will provide $2500 in support of a collaborative project between a UBC faculty member and a scholar affiliated with another institution by funding the non-UBC collaborator's travel to Vancouver.
More details here: ces.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
More details here: ces.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
August 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Apply now for the JMC Seed Grant! This grant will provide $2500 in support of a collaborative project between a UBC faculty member and a scholar affiliated with another institution by funding the non-UBC collaborator's travel to Vancouver.
More details here: ces.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
More details here: ces.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
CES is excited to launch our brand-new website! This site includes several features to increase user friendliness and navigability: searchable People pages, a Research homepage where you can learn about our ongoing projects, and Donate pages for CES and the Tobin Lecture Series. Check it out!
August 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
CES is excited to launch our brand-new website! This site includes several features to increase user friendliness and navigability: searchable People pages, a Research homepage where you can learn about our ongoing projects, and Donate pages for CES and the Tobin Lecture Series. Check it out!
We're hiring! The Centre for European Studies (CES) is searching for a student to provide administrative support to the Senior Program Assistant and Director of CES.
Apply here: ubc-csm.symplicity.com/students/app...
Apply here: ubc-csm.symplicity.com/students/app...
July 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We're hiring! The Centre for European Studies (CES) is searching for a student to provide administrative support to the Senior Program Assistant and Director of CES.
Apply here: ubc-csm.symplicity.com/students/app...
Apply here: ubc-csm.symplicity.com/students/app...
2025 CES Student Research Fellow Nancy Ofori discusses her project's focus on the linguistic insecurity faced by Black African Teaching Assistants working in France. Drawing from a strong theoretical foundation, Nancy is doing groundbreaking, interview-based work! ies2017.sites.olt.ubc.ca?p=26763
July 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
2025 CES Student Research Fellow Nancy Ofori discusses her project's focus on the linguistic insecurity faced by Black African Teaching Assistants working in France. Drawing from a strong theoretical foundation, Nancy is doing groundbreaking, interview-based work! ies2017.sites.olt.ubc.ca?p=26763
Check out these course offerings for the upcoming winter term! If you're interested in Europe and the languages spoken there, these classes are a great way to enrich your academic experience at UBC!
#europeanstudies #ubc
ies2017.sites.olt.ubc.ca?p=26709
#europeanstudies #ubc
ies2017.sites.olt.ubc.ca?p=26709
Check out these Winter Term courses on topics related to Europe and the languages spoken there! | Centre for European Studies
Learn all about the UBC winter term course offerings on topics related to the study of Europe and languages spoken there!
ies2017.sites.olt.ubc.ca
July 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Check out these course offerings for the upcoming winter term! If you're interested in Europe and the languages spoken there, these classes are a great way to enrich your academic experience at UBC!
#europeanstudies #ubc
ies2017.sites.olt.ubc.ca?p=26709
#europeanstudies #ubc
ies2017.sites.olt.ubc.ca?p=26709
CES Honorary Research Associate Dr. Babak Amini and CES Affiliate Dr. Thomas Kemple have co-edited an exciting special issue of the Journal for Classical Sociology! "Social Theorists and the First World War" features a co-authored intro by Amini and Kemple as well as an article by Dr. Amini!
#ubc
#ubc
June 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
CES Honorary Research Associate Dr. Babak Amini and CES Affiliate Dr. Thomas Kemple have co-edited an exciting special issue of the Journal for Classical Sociology! "Social Theorists and the First World War" features a co-authored intro by Amini and Kemple as well as an article by Dr. Amini!
#ubc
#ubc
Check out CES Affiliate Dr. Bonnie Effros' amazing work! With two new published chapters, Dr. Effros joined CES for a Q&A about her research interests, goals, and future projects. Read it here: ces.ubc.ca/research-spo...
June 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Check out CES Affiliate Dr. Bonnie Effros' amazing work! With two new published chapters, Dr. Effros joined CES for a Q&A about her research interests, goals, and future projects. Read it here: ces.ubc.ca/research-spo...
As we dive into summer, our team is reflecting on the amazing work of our 2024-5 student research fellows. Graduate Fellow Sarah Revilla-Sanchez, a PhD candidate with @ubc-fhis.bsky.social, discusses her project on how Mexican women use the Gothic mode to grapple with gender-based violence below!
Project Interview: Sarah Revilla-Sanchez | Centre for European Studies
Sarah Revilla-Sanchez (she/ella) is a PhD candidate in Hispanic Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral research tracks how contemporary literary works by Mexican women are increas...
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May 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
As we dive into summer, our team is reflecting on the amazing work of our 2024-5 student research fellows. Graduate Fellow Sarah Revilla-Sanchez, a PhD candidate with @ubc-fhis.bsky.social, discusses her project on how Mexican women use the Gothic mode to grapple with gender-based violence below!
Looking for your next summer read? Check out the CES Affiliate Bookshelf at ces.ubc.ca/research/aff.... Covering a broad range of topics related to Europe and the languages spoken there, these books are sure to expand your horizons!
#ubc #europeanstudies #summerreads
#ubc #europeanstudies #summerreads
May 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looking for your next summer read? Check out the CES Affiliate Bookshelf at ces.ubc.ca/research/aff.... Covering a broad range of topics related to Europe and the languages spoken there, these books are sure to expand your horizons!
#ubc #europeanstudies #summerreads
#ubc #europeanstudies #summerreads
As we begin the summer term, our team here at CES is reflecting on another successful year of scholarship, community, and learning! Check out our Spring 2025 Newsletter on our website to see the events, announcements, fellowships, and projects that have made this year so special!
May 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As we begin the summer term, our team here at CES is reflecting on another successful year of scholarship, community, and learning! Check out our Spring 2025 Newsletter on our website to see the events, announcements, fellowships, and projects that have made this year so special!
Join the Summer CES Book Club with Dr. David Gramling! 📚 Discuss Adas Raum/Ada’s Room by Sharon Dodua Otoo (trans. Jon Cho-Polizzi) on Zoom: June 25, July 25, Aug 25 @ 10–11:30 AM PST. You can read the novel in English or German. Register via QR code or link in bio!
#europeanstudies #multlingual
#europeanstudies #multlingual
May 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Join the Summer CES Book Club with Dr. David Gramling! 📚 Discuss Adas Raum/Ada’s Room by Sharon Dodua Otoo (trans. Jon Cho-Polizzi) on Zoom: June 25, July 25, Aug 25 @ 10–11:30 AM PST. You can read the novel in English or German. Register via QR code or link in bio!
#europeanstudies #multlingual
#europeanstudies #multlingual